FURNITURE FITTING
A furniture fitting includes at least one rotatably mounted screw for fixing the furniture fitting to a furniture part. The furniture fitting further includes at least one drive element separate from the screw, and the drive element is movement-coupled to the screw and has a tool receiving device. The at least one screw is configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of a tool.
The present invention relates to a furniture fitting comprising at least one rotatably mounted screw for fixing the furniture fitting to a furniture part. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for fixing such a furniture fitting to a furniture part.
WO 2013/029070 A1 and WO 2014/138760 A1 disclose furniture fittings configured to be alternatively fixed to opposing sidewalls of a furniture carcass by a screw. For this purpose, tool receiving devices are provided on both end regions of the screw, so that the screw, by rotating the first tool receiving device, can be screwed into the first sidewall or, alternatively, by rotating the second tool receiving device, can be screwed into the second sidewall. However, for mounting the furniture fitting, a relatively large manual effort is required. Moreover, a thickness of the furniture fitting, due to the tool receiving devices arranged on both ends of the screw, results relatively large.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to propose a furniture fitting of the type mentioned in the introductory part, thereby avoiding the above-discussed drawbacks.
According to the invention, the furniture fitting includes at least one drive element separate from the screw, the drive element being movement-coupled to the screw and having a tool receiving device, wherein the at least one screw is configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of a tool.
By virtue of the proposed construction, a plurality of advantages can be provided, namely:
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- due to a drive element arranged laterally beside the screw, the construction of the furniture fitting can be configured so as to be flatter, because an arrangement of the tool receiving devices on both ends of the screw can be omitted,
- the drive element can be movement-coupled to the screw by a mechanical transmission (for example a gear transmission or a worm gear transmission), whereby there is the possibility to vary the transmission ratio. For example, the drive element can be driven by an electric screwdriver with a relatively large revolution speed, and the screw can then be driven into the furniture part with a corresponding reduced revolution speed but with a high torque,
- by the proposed construction, it is moreover possible that two or more screws of the furniture fitting are movement-coupled to the drive element, so that the two or more screws are configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of the tool,
- by the proposed invention, it is eventually also possible that the at least one screw of the furniture fitting can be alternatively fixed on two opposing sidewalls of a furniture carcass.
According to an embodiment, the at least one drive element is rotationally supported about a first rotational axis, and the at least one screw is rotationally supported about a second rotational axis, and the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are arranged so as to be laterally offset to one another. In this way, the furniture fitting can be configured with a flat design.
According to a further embodiment, the drive element and the at least one screw are movement-coupled to one another by cooperating tooth arrangements. For example, a first tooth arrangement can be arranged or formed on a peripheral surface of the drive element. A second tooth arrangement, on the contrary, can be arranged or formed on a head portion of the screw, the first and the second tooth arrangement being connected to one another, in particular also directly.
According to a further embodiment, the drive element and the screw are not only rotationally movement-coupled to one another, but also in a direction extending in a longitudinal, axial direction of the screw. This offers, for example, the possibility that the drive element can be moved, together with the screw, in a longitudinal direction of the screw, so that the screw can be screwed either into a first sidewall or, alternatively, into a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall of the furniture carcass. For example, such an axial movement-coupling between the drive element and the screw can be provided in such a way that the screw includes a first abutment surface and at least one second abutment surface spaced from each other in an axial direction of the screw, and a tooth arrangement of the drive element is received between the first and second abutment surface of the screw.
The method for fixing a furniture fitting to a furniture part is characterized by the following steps:
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- a tool is introduced into the tool receiving device of the drive element,
- the drive element is rotated by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of the tool,
- the at least one screw is driven by the movement-coupling between the drive element and the screw, and
- the furniture fitting is fixed to the furniture part by the at least one screw.
The furniture fitting can be configured, for example, as an actuating drive for furniture flaps, the actuating drive having at least one pivotally mounted actuating arm for driving a furniture part which is movably supported relative to a furniture carcass. The furniture drive can include a spring device for applying a force to the actuating arm and/or an electric drive for driving the actuating arm.
Alternatively, the furniture fitting can also be configured as a furniture hinge, as a drawer pull-out guide or as a supporting device for supporting at least one functional unit (for example a damping device for dampening a movement of the movable furniture part, a retraction device for retracting the furniture part into a closed end position relative to a furniture carcass, an ejection device (in particular a Touch-Latch-Device) for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed end position into an open position).
The furniture fitting can include either a housing or, in the simplest case, also a mounting plate, and the housing or the mounting plate is configured to be fixed to a furniture part by the at least one rotationally supported screw of the furniture fitting.
Further details and advantages of the present invention will be explained with the aid of the following description of figures, in which:
The housing walls 9a, 9a can be configured so as to be mirror-symmetrical to one another, so that the explanations provided here apply to both housing walls 9a, 9b. The housing 9 is to be mounted either to the first sidewall 4 (
For coupling a movement between the drive element 21 and the at least one screw 17 in an axial direction, the screw 17 can have a first abutment surface 23a and at least one second abutment surface 23b, the first abutment surface 23a and the second abutment surface 23b being spaced from one another in an axial direction of the screw 17. The tooth arrangement 18 of the drive element 21 is received between the first abutment surface 23a and the second abutment surface 23b of the screw 17. This measure can be clearly seen in
Claims
1. A furniture fitting comprising at least one rotatably mounted screw for fixing the furniture fitting to a furniture part, wherein the furniture fitting includes at least one drive element separate from the screw, the drive element being movement-coupled to the screw and having a tool receiving device, wherein the at least one screw is configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of a tool.
2. The furniture fitting according to claim 1, wherein the at least one drive element is rotatably mounted about a first rotational axis and the at least one screw is mounted about a second rotational axis, wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are arranged so as to be laterally offset to one another.
3. The furniture fitting according to claim 1, wherein the drive element and the at least one screw are movement-coupled to one another by cooperating tooth arrangements.
4. The furniture fitting according to claim 3, wherein a first tooth arrangement is formed or arranged on a peripheral surface of the drive element.
5. The furniture fitting according to claim 3, wherein the screw has a threaded portion and a head portion connected to the threaded portion, wherein a second tooth arrangement is formed or arranged on the head portion of the screw.
6. The furniture fitting according to claim 3, wherein the screw has a first abutment surface and at least one second abutment surface spaced from one another in an axial direction of the screw, and wherein a tooth arrangement of the drive element is received between the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface of the screw.
7. The furniture fitting according to claim 1, wherein the furniture fitting includes two or more screws configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of a tool.
8. The furniture fitting according to claim 7, wherein each of a first screw and a second screw of the two or more screws includes a threaded portion with a thread arranged thereon, wherein the thread of the first screw and the thread of the second screw have an opposite sense of helix or a same sense of helix.
9. The furniture fitting according to claim 1, wherein the furniture fitting includes a housing having a first housing wall and a second housing wall spaced from the first housing wall.
10. The furniture fitting according to claim 9, wherein at least one bearing portion for receiving the screw and the drive element is arranged between the first housing wall and the second housing wall.
11. The furniture fitting according to claim 10, wherein the bearing portion bears against the first housing wall as well as against the second housing wall.
12. The furniture fitting according to claim 10, wherein the bearing portion includes at least one first guide for supporting the screw and at least one second guide for supporting the drive element.
13. The furniture fitting according to claim 12, wherein the at least one screw and the at least one drive element are pre-fixed by a holding device on predetermined positions relative to the guides of the bearing portion, wherein the holding device is configured to be released by applying a force to the drive element with the aid of a tool, and the screw, after the holding device has been released, is displaceably supported, together with the drive element, relative to the guides of the bearing portion in a direction extending transversely, preferably at a right angle, to the housing walls.
14. The furniture fitting according to claim 13, wherein the at least one screw and the at least one drive element are configured to be moved, starting from the predetermined position, in two directions opposing one another, so that the first housing wall or, alternatively, the second housing wall can be fixed to two different furniture parts.
15. The furniture fitting according to claim 1, wherein the at least one drive element is rotatably mounted about a first rotational axis and the at least one screw is mounted about a second rotational axis, the first rotational axis of the at least one drive element and the second rotational axis of the at least one screw extending substantially parallel to one another.
16. A method for fixing a furniture fitting according to claim 1 to a furniture part, wherein the following steps are provided:
- a tool is introduced into the tool receiving device of the drive element,
- the drive element is rotated by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of the tool,
- the at least one screw is driven by the movement-coupling between the drive element and the screw, and
- the furniture fitting is fixed to the furniture part by the at least one screw.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 30, 2020
Publication Date: Aug 13, 2020
Patent Grant number: 11306522
Inventors: Andreas HOLZAPFEL (Bregenz), Philip SCHLUGE (Dornbirn)
Application Number: 16/863,011